A Plano dentist was arrested Monday for allegedly performing surgery while intoxicated at a pediatric dental office in Sherman, police said.
Kelly Buck, 36, was taken into custody at Pediatric Dentistry of Sherman on Loy Lake Road after officers responded to a report of an intoxicated dentist around noon, according to Sherman police Lt. Sam Boyle.
“The caller alleged that there was a dentist practicing and showing signs of intoxication,” Boyle said.
Officers found Buck exhibiting signs of intoxication and she failed a field sobriety test, Boyle said. Buck was arrested on a charge of performing surgery while intoxicated, a state jail felony.
Buck has been a licensed dentist in Texas since 2016 and has no prior disciplinary actions on her record. She was booked into the Grayson County Jail and released Tuesday after posting $10,000 bond.
Police did not specify whether Buck appeared to be intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. If convicted, she faces up to two years in prison.
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